 My son, that is a worthy man, he is a member of Congress, he goes to Philadelphia, and gets six dollars a day, while I toil here. It is because he had an education, which I never had. If I had had his early education, I should have been in Philadelphia...  Foster Genealogy - Page 199by Frederick Clifton Pierce - 1899 - 1081 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Criticism - 1853 - 666 pages
...friend called on his father. " When he was gone, my father called me to him, and we sat down beneath the elm, on a haycock. He said, ' my son, that is a worthy...had an education, which I never had. If I had had his early education, I should have been in Philadelphia in his place. I came near it as it was ; but... | |
 | Edward Royall Tyler, William Lathrop Kingsley, George Park Fisher, Timothy Dwight - United States - 1858 - 666 pages
...called me to him, and we sat down beneath the elm, on a haycock He said, ' mv son, that is a worthv man ; he is a member of Congress ; he goes to Philadelphia, and gets six dollars a day, while 1 toil here. It is because he had an education, which I never had. If I had had his early education,... | |
 | Charles Lanman - Legislators - 1852 - 224 pages
...he was gone, my father called me to him, and we sat down beneath the elm, on a hay-cock, He said, c My son, that is a worthy man. He is a member of Congress....had an education, which I never had. If I had had his early education, I should have been in Philadelphia in his place. I came near it as it was. But... | |
 | Education - 1852 - 392 pages
...and we sat down beneath the elm, on a hay cock. He said, " My eon, that is a worthy man — he isa member of Congress — he goes to Philadelphia, and...had an education, which I never had. If I had had his early education, I should have been in Philadelphia in his place. I came near it, as it was. But... | |
 | Charles Lanman - History - 1852 - 228 pages
...field, and went on his way. When he was gone, my father called me to him, and we sat down beneath the elm, on a hay-cock. He said, ' My son, that is a worthy man. He is a memher of Congress. He goes to Philadelphia, and gets six dollars a day, while I toil here. It is because... | |
 | Joseph Banvard - Publishers' catalogs - 1853 - 390 pages
...field, and went on his way. When he was gone, my father called me to him, and we sat down beneath the elm, on a haycock. He said, ' My son, that is a worthy...had an education, which I never had. If I had had his early education, I should have been in Philadelphia in his place. I came near it as it was. But... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin Tefft - Biography & Autobiography - 1854 - 504 pages
...field, and went on his way. When he was gone, my father called me to him, and we sat down beneath the elm, on a hay-cock. He said, ' My son, that is a worthy...had an education, which I never had. If I had had his early education, I •should have been in Philadelphia in his place. I came near it AS it was.... | |
 | Daniel Webster - United States - 1854 - 276 pages
...way. When he was gone, my father called me to him, and we sat down beneath the elm, on a hay -cock. He said, ' My son, that is a worthy man, he is a member...had an education, which I never had. If I had had his early education, I should have been in Philadelphia in his place. I came near it, as it was ; but... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin Tefft - Biography & Autobiography - 1854 - 526 pages
...field, and went on his way. When he was gone, my father called me to him, and we sat down beneath the elm on a hay-cock. He said, ' My son, that is a worthy...a day, while I toil here. It is because he had an educacation, which I never had. If I had had his early education, I should have been in Philadelphia... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin Tefft - Legislators - 1854 - 510 pages
...field, and went on his way. When he was gone, my father called me to him, and we sat down beneath the elm, on a hay-cock. He said, ' My son, that is a worthy man—he is a member of congress—he goes to Philadelphia, and gets six dollars a day, while I toil... | |
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